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Sean Gregan, Jon Macken, David Eyres, Ryan Kidd. Names that bring back not-too-distant memories of Preston North End’s most successful period in recent history. All were back in the famous Lilywhite shirt this week for a legends charity match at local non-league side Bamber Bridge’s Irongate ground. Gregan’s shirt untucked…

It was Saturday 18th February 2012 when Neil Warnock was appointed as the man to lead Leeds United back to the promised land of the Premier League. Leeds were facing Doncaster Rovers at Elland Road as Warnock watched his new side from the stands, only to witness a 1-0 deficit…

Huddersfield Town have finally appointed a new manager, with Mark Robins taking the hot seat three weeks to the day after Simon Grayson was sacked. Robins joins after leaving his job at Coventry City, where he had been in charge for just five months. In that short time though, he…

Huddersfield Town chairman Dean Hoyle has seen fit to dispense with the services of manager Simon “Larry” Grayson, with the Terriers dropping like a stone in the Championship table. Grayson was in charge for just eleven months, overseeing forty nine matches in that time. Despite delivering the promotion that Hoyle…

After a less than impressive pre-season in which the team registered just one win (against Chesterfield!) in their seven matches, the season kicked off for Huddersfield Town with fans not daring to hope for anything more than survival in our first season back in the second tier after an eleven…

Well, here we go! The Championship 2012-13 season is upon us and I cannot wait! Just looking through the fixture list makes me go weak at the knees. Cardiff, Forest, Burnley, Ipswich. Those are our first four fixtures back in the second tier. Compare that to twelve months ago: Bury,…

Huddersfield Town manager Simon Grayson has wasted no time in beginning the overhaul of the squad in preparation for next season’s Championship campaign. Seven players have been released as they reach the end of their contracts, and there are likely to be a few leave for fees. Gary Naysmith, Gary…

Huddersfield Town finally delivered on their potential in 2011-12, winning promotion on a gloriously sunny day at Wembley in perhaps the most bizarre and dramatic penalty shootout in recent years. The season started with many fans, myself included, expecting the team to finish in the top two under the stewardship of…

Huddersfield Town have appointed former Blackpool and Leeds United manager Simon Grayson as successor to the sacked Lee Clark. Grayson was dismissed by Leeds chairman Ken Bates on February 1st, and just nineteen days later has moved down the M62 to the Galpharm Stadium. Of course, due to him being…

Huddersfield Town have sacked their manager Lee Clark, along with his entire backroom staff. Academy manager Mark Lillis will take control of the first team until a new manager is appointed. This has led to opinion being divided amongst Terriers fans, and most pundits and observers are condemning Town Chairman…